Ingredients 1 (For Marination)

• Country Chicken – 1/2 kg
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coconut oil – 2 tsp

Ingredients 2 ( For making masala)

• Tomato – 1
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Green chillies – 3 
• Coriander leaves – a handful
• Mint leaves – a handful
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• Lemon – 2 tsp
• Yogurt – 1/2 cup (nearly 4 tsp)

Ingredients 3 (For Biryani)

• Biryani Rice – 3 cups
• Green chillies – 3 (cut lengthwise)
• Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)
• Onion – 3 (cut lengthwise)
• Tomato – 4
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 5 tsp
• Water – 4.5 cups
• Salt – as per taste

Ingredients 4 (Spices – to fry)

• Cloves – 4 to 5
• Cinnamon stick – 3 (Crushed)
• Bayleaves – 3 (Crushed)
• Star anise – 3 to 4
• Cardamon – 2
• Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Oil – 3 tsp

Method

• Mix the ingredients mentioned in Ingredients 1 and marinate the chicken for 1 hr.

• Soak rice for 20 min.
• Make a paste of masala with the ingredients 2 and keep aside.

• In a pressure cooker, add oil and when hot, add the spices (ingredients 4) one by one and fry for a minute.

• Add the Onion, green chillies and salt and fry till translucent.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and tomato and saute till tomato becomes soft. 

• Now add in the marinated chicken and the masala paste.

• Cover and let it cook for 10 to 15 min in medium heat.
• If the chicken becomes dry, add little water. (Country chicken takes long time to cook).

• When the chicken is 3/4th cooked, add the washed rice and water.
• Check for the seasoning (like salt etc) and adjust it.

• When water starts boiling, close the lid and cover the hole with tumbler (no need to use weight) and cook in low flame for another 10 min.

• Open the lid, add in the ghee, mix slightly and serve the hot and spicy country chicken biryani.

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